diff --git a/daemon/x52d_device.c b/daemon/x52d_device.c
index db3100f..46625de 100644
--- a/daemon/x52d_device.c
+++ b/daemon/x52d_device.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "x52d_const.h"
 #include "x52d_config.h"
 #include "x52d_device.h"
+#include "x52d_notify.h"
 #include "libx52.h"
 #include "pinelog.h"
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ static void *x52_dev_thr(void *param)
             } else {
                 /* Successfully connected */
                 PINELOG_INFO(_("Device connected, writing configuration"));
+                X52D_NOTIFY("CONNECTED");
                 x52d_config_apply();
             }
         } else {
@@ -172,6 +174,7 @@ int x52d_dev_update(void)
             // pick it up.
             PINELOG_TRACE("Disconnecting detached device");
             libx52_disconnect(x52_dev);
+            X52D_NOTIFY("DISCONNECTED");
         } else {
             PINELOG_ERROR(_("Error %d when updating X52 device: %s"),
                           rc, libx52_strerror(rc));
diff --git a/daemon/x52d_notify.h b/daemon/x52d_notify.h
index 1adf8f6..fade651 100644
--- a/daemon/x52d_notify.h
+++ b/daemon/x52d_notify.h
@@ -13,5 +13,10 @@ void x52d_notify_init(const char *notify_sock_path);
 void x52d_notify_exit(void);
 void x52d_notify_send(int argc, const char **argv);
 
+#define X52D_NOTIFY(...) do { \
+    const char *argv ## __LINE__ [] = {__VA_ARGS__}; \
+    x52d_notify_send(sizeof(argv ## __LINE__ )/sizeof(argv ## __LINE__ [0]), argv ## __LINE__ ); \
+} while(0)
+
 #endif // !defined X52D_NOTIFY_H
 
diff --git a/po/libx52.pot b/po/libx52.pot
index 3a557be..14ce48b 100644
--- a/po/libx52.pot
+++ b/po/libx52.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: libx52 0.2.3\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://github.com/nirenjan/libx52/issues\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2022-09-22 21:22-0700\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2022-09-23 14:57-0700\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -782,38 +782,38 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Error processing override '%s.%s=%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:35
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:36
 msgid "Starting X52 device manager thread"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:42
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:43
 #, c-format
 msgid "Error %d connecting to device: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:51
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:52
 msgid "Device connected, writing configuration"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:73
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:75
 msgid "Initializing libx52"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:77
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:79
 #, c-format
 msgid "Failure %d initializing libx52: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:88
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:90
 msgid "Shutting down X52 device manager thread"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:101
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:103
 #, c-format
 msgid "Error %d when updating X52 parameter: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:176
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:179
 #, c-format
 msgid "Error %d when updating X52 device: %s"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/po/xx_PL.po b/po/xx_PL.po
index 0637415..0576705 100644
--- a/po/xx_PL.po
+++ b/po/xx_PL.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: libx52 0.2.3\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://github.com/nirenjan/libx52/issues\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2022-09-22 21:22-0700\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2022-09-23 14:57-0700\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2022-09-22 21:23-0700\n"
 "Last-Translator: Nirenjan Krishnan <nirenjan@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Dummy Language for testing i18n\n"
@@ -835,38 +835,38 @@ msgstr "Onay aluevay oundfay inay overrideay ingstray '%s'"
 msgid "Error processing override '%s.%s=%s'"
 msgstr "Erroray ocessingpray overriday '%s.%s=%s'"
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:35
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:36
 msgid "Starting X52 device manager thread"
 msgstr "Artingstay X52 eviceday anagermay eadthray"
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:42
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:43
 #, c-format
 msgid "Error %d connecting to device: %s"
 msgstr "Erroray %d onnectingcay otay eviceday: %s"
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:51
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:52
 msgid "Device connected, writing configuration"
 msgstr "Eviceday onnectedcay, itingwray onfigurationcay"
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:73
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:75
 msgid "Initializing libx52"
 msgstr "Initializingay libx52"
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:77
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:79
 #, c-format
 msgid "Failure %d initializing libx52: %s"
 msgstr "Ailurefay %d initializeay libx52: %s"
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:88
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:90
 msgid "Shutting down X52 device manager thread"
 msgstr "Uttingshay ownday X52 eviceday anagermay eadthray"
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:101
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:103
 #, c-format
 msgid "Error %d when updating X52 parameter: %s"
 msgstr "Erroray %d enwhay updatingay X52 arameterpay: %s"
 
-#: daemon/x52d_device.c:176
+#: daemon/x52d_device.c:179
 #, c-format
 msgid "Error %d when updating X52 device: %s"
 msgstr "Erroray %d enwhay updatingay X52 eviceday: %s"